The aisle of the train

The joys of public transport

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November 17th 2011
Hello home, Firstly in answer to the numerous questions about the weather, no, we haven't been rained upon and no, we definitely haven't seen any flooding. It's currently a cool 30.C and Izzie and I are now officially international jet setters, having crossed borders and gained another rather snazzy stamp in our passports. Despite their better judgement, the crossing into Laos was r ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more